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, arab league and turkey have tightened sanctions on syria. action by the u.n. security council, however, has been stymied by opposition from russia and china. late today russia offered a draft u.n. resolution calling on all parties to end the violence. for more on the situation in syria and the casualties, we turn to ivan simonovic, assistant secretary-general for human rights. thank you for being with us. it was on monday that your boss put the death toll at 5,000. what you can tell us about who its victims are and how they are killed? >> well, there are various categories of victims. most of them are civilians killed while protesting. we even have over 300 children that have been killed. however some killed are soldiers of the syrian security forces as well as some defectors. the very disturbing news also come from syrian detention center where there are proves of torture as well as some killings. >> warner: you said there were some 14,000 in prison. now your number, your death toll, your office put the death toll at 4,000, just at the begi
, arab league and turkey have tightened sanctions on syria. action by the u.n. security council, however, has been stymied by opposition from russia and china. late today russia offered a draft u.n. resolution calling on all parties to end the violence. for more on the situation in syria and the casualties, we turn to ivan simonovic, assistant secretary-general for human rights. thank you for being with us. it was on monday that your boss put the death toll at 5,000. what you can tell us about...
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in syria, opposition activists have decided you cannot. they boycotted today's elections calling them irrelevant. the government claims large numbers of people are going to the polls. the u.n. now says that 5000 people have been killed in these protests, which show no signs of ending. jonathan joins us from turkey. >> syria is a country divided today between those who voted and those who are still fighting. and then there were those who choose to protest. these opponents of president assad mocked his elections by holding one of their own. in hama, they protested in a more general way. the formal strike has many opposition stronghold. here, almost everything is shot. the likelihood of anything taking place like local elections is not high. 10 people are reported to have been killed here in the past 24 hours. [gunfire] a local election is irrelevant here. but in government strongholds like damascus, people did come out to vote. this is the first in its own reform program. it says they will give more power to local administrations. they insis
in syria, opposition activists have decided you cannot. they boycotted today's elections calling them irrelevant. the government claims large numbers of people are going to the polls. the u.n. now says that 5000 people have been killed in these protests, which show no signs of ending. jonathan joins us from turkey. >> syria is a country divided today between those who voted and those who are still fighting. and then there were those who choose to protest. these opponents of president...
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if syria goes in a violent way, every one in syria will reach out for help outside. as they did ding the lebanese civil war and everyone outside will look for proxies inside because which way it goes will really affect the balance of power between iran and saudi arabia, between turkey and the kurds, between all the lebanese groups and lord knows-- . >> rose: it is not simply whether assad stays or goes, it is a question what comes after. >> exactlyment it's how the place ge ri constituted. i think what is so interesting about this year, because we're going to put 2011 in that list of 1989, 1848, it's going to be one of those years. you feel right now we' present at the creation again. you know, the dean achison, all present at the creation of something. at is so interesting of this, it feels like after world war i, after world war ii, after e cold war but this time there was no war. we are seeing states tumble as if there had been a war, but this time there was no war. it's happened through these internal waves. inside countries and spreading to others. >> rose: mark
if syria goes in a violent way, every one in syria will reach out for help outside. as they did ding the lebanese civil war and everyone outside will look for proxies inside because which way it goes will really affect the balance of power between iran and saudi arabia, between turkey and the kurds, between all the lebanese groups and lord knows-- . >> rose: it is not simply whether assad stays or goes, it is a question what comes after. >> exactlyment it's how the place ge ri...
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in syria, a troubling escalation in the uprising against the assad dictatorship. today, car bombs were used for the first time since the protests began nine months ago. the government says at least 44 people were killed. the two powerful bombs exploded moments apart. outside the offices of government intelligence in damascus. the cars were ripped apart and windows blown out blocks away. the assad dictatorship quickly blamed al qaeda and that would fit the government's contention that the uprising against assad is led by terrorists. but one rebel group claimed today that it's more likely that the government bombed its own buildings to discredit the rebellion. it was in march that the protests were met with troops and tanks, the assad family has ruled syria for 41 years. first hafez al-assad and now his son bashar. they have suppressed all opposition and in 1982 the regime killed tens of thousands of civilians. assad has been under growing pressure since the transformation known as the arab spring. dictators have fallen in egypt, tunisia, and libya. president obama
in syria, a troubling escalation in the uprising against the assad dictatorship. today, car bombs were used for the first time since the protests began nine months ago. the government says at least 44 people were killed. the two powerful bombs exploded moments apart. outside the offices of government intelligence in damascus. the cars were ripped apart and windows blown out blocks away. the assad dictatorship quickly blamed al qaeda and that would fit the government's contention that the...
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but it's hard to verify videos that are coming out of syria. it's very difficult to know, to sort of separate the fact from fiction that's going on without having objective observers on the ground because you're hearing from activists who are watching the violence happen. they're part of it. so they're not necessarily going to be getting the best, the best, most unbiased picture. >> ifill: you mentioned the potential for u.n. sanctions. the arab league itself put in place sanctions, i guess last month, in november. is there any sign that they've been working, that they have had any impact? >> yes, they've had some pretty serious economic problems for syria. syria right now has had difficulty in terms of its foreign exchange reserve which has made it difficult for them to prop up their currency. so they're definitely feeling the pressure. however, the efforts, especially by the arab league, are constrained because they don't want to hurt the syrian population whom they consider to be innocent victims of the regime. it's very difficult to choose
but it's hard to verify videos that are coming out of syria. it's very difficult to know, to sort of separate the fact from fiction that's going on without having objective observers on the ground because you're hearing from activists who are watching the violence happen. they're part of it. so they're not necessarily going to be getting the best, the best, most unbiased picture. >> ifill: you mentioned the potential for u.n. sanctions. the arab league itself put in place sanctions, i...
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i think of syria, where you have majorities protesting against the minority. >> that is the shape it has taken. it did not start out this way. it is worth remembering that the syrian uprising was almost identical to the one we saw in egypt, tunisia. the regime has successfully fought back by characterizing this as a shia versus sunni thing, and i'm afraid that is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. but it is still a revolution in progress. there are still many steps. thank you very much for joining us. on the short list for person of the year coming in at no. 5 was kate middleton. if you did not get enough of her this year, do not worry. you will see plenty of her and the rest of the royal family in 2012. our royal correspondent has more on the and itinerary. >> the golden jubilee of 2002 brought up the crowd and took the queen and her husband to different parts of the united kingdom. the program for the diamond jubilee is said by buckingham palace to be even more extensive. the queen will concentrate on the united kingdom across four months, starting at the end of march, she and he
i think of syria, where you have majorities protesting against the minority. >> that is the shape it has taken. it did not start out this way. it is worth remembering that the syrian uprising was almost identical to the one we saw in egypt, tunisia. the regime has successfully fought back by characterizing this as a shia versus sunni thing, and i'm afraid that is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. but it is still a revolution in progress. there are still many steps. thank you very much...
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there are some people who do not want reform, security and stability in syria. and neither civil peace nor dialogue. there are people who want to destroy syria, to make up for their defeat in iraq. and syria is a partner in defeating the americans in iraq. >> sreenivasan: the syrian government has come under growing pressure from new sanctions imposed by the u.s., the european union and the arab league. and in egypt, the leader of the muslim brotherhood sought today to reassure egyptians and the world that his group would not try to "islamicize" the government. instead, he insisted the brotherhood remains committed to democracy. his group-- and a separate, hard-line islamist faction-- dominated the first round of egypt's parliamentary elections. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: next tonight, a second day of political protests in russia. jonathon rugman of independent television news narrates this report. >> reporter: tonight's crowds were not huge. on one side, a few hundred opponents of vladimir putin who accuse him of try
there are some people who do not want reform, security and stability in syria. and neither civil peace nor dialogue. there are people who want to destroy syria, to make up for their defeat in iraq. and syria is a partner in defeating the americans in iraq. >> sreenivasan: the syrian government has come under growing pressure from new sanctions imposed by the u.s., the european union and the arab league. and in egypt, the leader of the muslim brotherhood sought today to reassure egyptians...
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resolution on syria. on thursday, moscow surprised at the council by circulating a new draft resolution on the crisis, criticizing the violence but making no mention of sanctioned. the french foreign ministry said it was unacceptable but it did say that it was a positive step that moscow recognized the need to react. it is now up to the voters to decide. after months of campaigning, last night the republican hopefuls in the u.s. presidential race took to the stage one last time in iowa before people there make their pick. a lot is riding on the first contest of 2012 and each candidate is trying to play to their strength while hoping that their weaknesses do not play to them on caucus night. -- plague them on caucus night. how do you think that the candidates are shaping up? >> we have the dynamic of this race which has been one candidate who is extremely consistent and constant in his 20%, 25% support. he has been challenged. he has been at the top of the hill. one after the other charges the hill and the
resolution on syria. on thursday, moscow surprised at the council by circulating a new draft resolution on the crisis, criticizing the violence but making no mention of sanctioned. the french foreign ministry said it was unacceptable but it did say that it was a positive step that moscow recognized the need to react. it is now up to the voters to decide. after months of campaigning, last night the republican hopefuls in the u.s. presidential race took to the stage one last time in iowa before...
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there's uncertainty with syria. there's covetedness from iran. there is a nation that is like a border -- iraq is a border state. it's got to maintain relations with all its neighbors and it's got frictions in the north and east and west. >> but you don't agree with those who say that by pulling out now, america has unnecessarily emboldened iran? >> no, because there is a lot of other pressures on iran first, but secondly, this was discussed with the government of iraq, and they weren't prepared to have u.s. troops stay there and have the kind of legal immunity that's required for troops to take action in a foreign country. they understood what the consequences would be. they made that decision, and frankly, after all this time, if you listen to the expressions of popular support and they say they're happy that we're going, good. i think we should listen to people. we've done an awful lot in iraq, some of it didn't work out as well, but a lot of it was with the greatest intentions and there have been some tremendous accomplishments by our soldier
there's uncertainty with syria. there's covetedness from iran. there is a nation that is like a border -- iraq is a border state. it's got to maintain relations with all its neighbors and it's got frictions in the north and east and west. >> but you don't agree with those who say that by pulling out now, america has unnecessarily emboldened iran? >> no, because there is a lot of other pressures on iran first, but secondly, this was discussed with the government of iraq, and they...
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in syria, protesters have taken to the streets where arab league observers have been focusing. up to 40 people have been killed across the country including four in a damascus suburbs. the observers visited deraa, idlib, and hama. >> in idlib, protesters called for the overthrow the regime and the execution of the president. the presence of international monitors has not changed the course of the uprising or the ferocity of the regime's response. in hama, one of the cradles of the protest movement, troops reportedly opened fire. activists say at least 10 people were killed. there was similar scenes in deraa. the pictures are hard to verify but in a northern suburb of damascus, monitors were visiting city hall when security forces were said to have opened fire on demonstrators. how am partial candies arab league monitors be when some of their own governments are also cracking down on similar popular uprisings? >> the forces are reliant for their safety and freedom of movements on the very people they're supposed to be monitoring. the arab league represents 22 arab states. their
in syria, protesters have taken to the streets where arab league observers have been focusing. up to 40 people have been killed across the country including four in a damascus suburbs. the observers visited deraa, idlib, and hama. >> in idlib, protesters called for the overthrow the regime and the execution of the president. the presence of international monitors has not changed the course of the uprising or the ferocity of the regime's response. in hama, one of the cradles of the protest...
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gwen: if iran, the threat is up, syria's threat is up, maybe that provides the pretext. >> and all of these things are things that the white house has been very eager not to talk about. last thing they want stepping on their story about the end. war in iraq is conversation about new military involvement. it's not going to be anything like we've seen lately. but there's always -- there is an outstanding question about that. >> laura, i felt the white house really rolled out the red carpet. and they had a number of really high-profile events with the president of iraq. maliki. how is that relationship? >> you know, it's interesting. because i don't think the two of them are particularly close. but they both had their own domestic political concerns which lined up. maliki needs american troops out of iraq as much as obama needs to get out of iraq. and so essentially, that put them on the same path. and because of that, they're sort of partners in arms. they spent a lot of time one on one together. in the oval office. really discussing some very sensitive issues. and what was -- a fairly
gwen: if iran, the threat is up, syria's threat is up, maybe that provides the pretext. >> and all of these things are things that the white house has been very eager not to talk about. last thing they want stepping on their story about the end. war in iraq is conversation about new military involvement. it's not going to be anything like we've seen lately. but there's always -- there is an outstanding question about that. >> laura, i felt the white house really rolled out the red...
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human rights chief reported the death toll in syria now exceeds 5,000. the u.s. congress battled again today, over extending the payroll tax cut for another year. so far, democrats and republicans have blocked each other's plans for how to pay for an extension. senate majority leader harry reid again criticized republicans for claiming a surtax on the wealthy would hurt job creation. >> billionaire job creators are like unicorns, they're impossible to find and don't exist. that's because only a tiny fraction of the people making more than a million dollars, probably less than 1%, are actually small busins owners. and only a tiny fraction of that tiny fraction is a traditional job creator. >> sreenivasan: house republicans entered the fray on friday. their bill would tie the payroll tax cut extension to approval of the hotly debated keystone oil pipeline from canada. democrats oppose linking the two issues, but senate republican leader mitch mcconnell pushed the initiative today. >> the president says he wants the two parties to compromise-- this is it. there is n
human rights chief reported the death toll in syria now exceeds 5,000. the u.s. congress battled again today, over extending the payroll tax cut for another year. so far, democrats and republicans have blocked each other's plans for how to pay for an extension. senate majority leader harry reid again criticized republicans for claiming a surtax on the wealthy would hurt job creation. >> billionaire job creators are like unicorns, they're impossible to find and don't exist. that's because...
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charlie: what's going to happen in syria. >> so these uprisings that caught everybody by surprise, are a reality that we have to de with. and there are two things that can happen. one is that you can be sure that there are people hard at work and to make sure they don't tu out the way the demonstrators want. in fact, if they can create a whole group of little irans all over the place that's what they want we need to be awe of what' going on. secondly, we need to think much harder about what our response is in order to shape the environment, to make the outcome be favorable. and for the first time in 60 years, it's not about sending them the six fleets or the marines or the air force or army or special forces. it's about providing them with economic assistance and training and coaching on how you can reshape your economy. how you can live, how a government can end up in more transparent way respt of human rights and be the government of these visionaries are trying to shape. and it's extremely important that it come out as close as possible thaway. now with a lot of people that i talked
charlie: what's going to happen in syria. >> so these uprisings that caught everybody by surprise, are a reality that we have to de with. and there are two things that can happen. one is that you can be sure that there are people hard at work and to make sure they don't tu out the way the demonstrators want. in fact, if they can create a whole group of little irans all over the place that's what they want we need to be awe of what' going on. secondly, we need to think much harder about...
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. >> pelley: there has been a massacre in syria. human rights groups say bashar al-assad's troops have killed more than 100 defecting soldiers and activists this week near the turkish border. cell phone video posted on the internet ployeds our only glimpse inside syria. despite the bloody crackdown, thousands continue to protest throughout the country. today, the white house said once again it's time for assad to go. it is a cinematic masterpiece, and now a piece of history from "citizen kane" has sold at auction. that's next. >> pelley: america's retailers are getting what they wanted for christmas-- new numbers out today show that holiday sales are better than expected, up 2.5% from last year. online sales alone total $32 billion so far, and that's 15% more than a year ago. also on the way up is our weight, and that has forced the u.s. coast guard to cut the number of people allowed to be carried on ferries. the time was the average passenger weighed 160 pounds, and in washington state, most of the puget sound ferries could carry
. >> pelley: there has been a massacre in syria. human rights groups say bashar al-assad's troops have killed more than 100 defecting soldiers and activists this week near the turkish border. cell phone video posted on the internet ployeds our only glimpse inside syria. despite the bloody crackdown, thousands continue to protest throughout the country. today, the white house said once again it's time for assad to go. it is a cinematic masterpiece, and now a piece of history from...
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they don't think the monitors are being given proper access to assess what's going on in syria and the death toll keeps rising. >> sreenivasan: the syrian opposition claimed at least 26 people were killed nationwide today. kim jong un was officially declared north korea's new supreme leader today. the announcement came at a massive public memorial service for his late father kim jong-il who died of a heart attack nearly two weeks ago. huge crowds turned out in pyongyang's main square for the ceremonies. kim jong un who is in his late twenties looked on from a nearby balcony, along with top party and military officials. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: one of the main issues of the election season under way is the sluggish state of the economy. things are not nearly as bleak as they were at the depths of the recession. but for many americans, it's going to be a long road back to financial health, and the kind of prospects they once believed they had. "newshour" economics correspondent paul solman saw this extensively in his coverage of the past yea
they don't think the monitors are being given proper access to assess what's going on in syria and the death toll keeps rising. >> sreenivasan: the syrian opposition claimed at least 26 people were killed nationwide today. kim jong un was officially declared north korea's new supreme leader today. the announcement came at a massive public memorial service for his late father kim jong-il who died of a heart attack nearly two weeks ago. huge crowds turned out in pyongyang's main square for...
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the arab league sent monitors into syria today, even as the opposition reported new killings. amateur video showed government tanks firing shells in the city of homs. activists also reported machine gun and mortar fire, and said 23 people were killed. the opposition says government forces have killed 275 civilians in the last week. fighting between soldiers and army defectors has claimed another 150 lives. a government report in japan today depicted a cascade of confusion and mistakes after an earthquake and tsunami overwhelmed a nuclear plant. the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear reactor lost power and cooling when its backup generators were destroyed. that triggered core meltdowns, radiation leaks, and hydrogen explosions. the interim report concluded that plant workers had not been trained to handle such a crisis. it also found the government delayed giving full accounts of how bad things were, and how much radiation was being released. the military had little public reaction today after computer hackers claimed they stole the confidential client list of stratfor, a security firm
the arab league sent monitors into syria today, even as the opposition reported new killings. amateur video showed government tanks firing shells in the city of homs. activists also reported machine gun and mortar fire, and said 23 people were killed. the opposition says government forces have killed 275 civilians in the last week. fighting between soldiers and army defectors has claimed another 150 lives. a government report in japan today depicted a cascade of confusion and mistakes after an...
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syria is definitely going to be one of the issues discussed at this meeting in moscow as well with both russia and egypt. criticizing the violence in the country and standing against any foreign military intervention there are going to egypt it's very important regional where also when it comes to the middle east peace process so that's another issue to be discussed however the situation in egypt itself is quite complicated still violent protests are continuing the country's going through parliamentary elections and some islamist oriented bodies are aiming for power including the muslim brotherhood and after the first round of the election the managed to gather around seventy percent of votes the next round is expected really soon since the newly elected poland should start working by the end of january so. quite a lot of issues are on the table here for this meeting in moscow of course we'll be monitoring how it goes and we thought right after it happens. ok your life from moscow i thank you for now. while the situation in syria looks set to dominate the talks in moscow and it will com
syria is definitely going to be one of the issues discussed at this meeting in moscow as well with both russia and egypt. criticizing the violence in the country and standing against any foreign military intervention there are going to egypt it's very important regional where also when it comes to the middle east peace process so that's another issue to be discussed however the situation in egypt itself is quite complicated still violent protests are continuing the country's going through...
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and nato soldiers reportedly arrive on the border of syria according to a former f.b.i. official hundreds of troops have mysteriously landed on the border and are training militants to overthrow the regime of syrian president bashar al assad but she says the u.s. media has been suspiciously silent about all of this the whistleblower that is helping to bring this to light so bill admin's joined me here in studio a little earlier to expose some of the details. well my sources in turkey and those also of military sources here in the united states and these are u.s. military sources and turkish military sources familiar with the training of syrian rebels in turkey in southern turkey in u.s. bases engine like base in the southern part of turkey in hot tie area since last may and this is may two thousand and eleven and this story was confirmed by several high level people from both sides turkish military and u.s. military and they broke this story in november on november twenty second and no one in the u.s. media has reported on this even though a week later this story was con
and nato soldiers reportedly arrive on the border of syria according to a former f.b.i. official hundreds of troops have mysteriously landed on the border and are training militants to overthrow the regime of syrian president bashar al assad but she says the u.s. media has been suspiciously silent about all of this the whistleblower that is helping to bring this to light so bill admin's joined me here in studio a little earlier to expose some of the details. well my sources in turkey and those...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way and observe the mission to at the end of the month which opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. and while the assad regime cracks down on protesters in syria some scientists here in the us say the government is trying to censor them the government is asking scientists not to publish details of a bird flu study they are justifying the censorship by saying it could end up in the hands of terrorists the fear is that the information that would help terrorists use the virus against the american people the strain h five n one or the avian bird flu effects are kills sixty percent of people infected but while humans can catch it from birds it doesn't transfer easily between person to person but scientists did find a strain that is transmitt
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way and observe the mission to at the end of the month which opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. and while the assad regime cracks down on protesters in syria some scientists here...
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is only interested in flaming the conflict and syria. the reason they would want to provoke regime change is to put in place a government that would be friendly to us and its allies interests and of course to enable those interest to control strategic resources in syria and throughout the region which is the same case that we saw in libya i mean the whole justification of protecting the population was really just a front to be able to overthrow and assassinate really a moammar gadhafi and put in place a government that would be friendly to the u.s. we have to remember that right after the obama administration with drew troops from iraq to some of those were relocated to the border of syria from jordan and in preparation of arming this conflict and possibly engaging in it as well and i think that these terrorist attacks are part of that or part of maybe a justification to say hey there needs to be a stronger military presence from abroad in order to prevent further military conflict internally in the country that could result in the death
is only interested in flaming the conflict and syria. the reason they would want to provoke regime change is to put in place a government that would be friendly to us and its allies interests and of course to enable those interest to control strategic resources in syria and throughout the region which is the same case that we saw in libya i mean the whole justification of protecting the population was really just a front to be able to overthrow and assassinate really a moammar gadhafi and put...
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spent a lot of time reporting from syria these are some of her thoughts about the ongoing crisis. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here in the center of the assyrian capital you can see behind me traffic is just about starting to flow again going into the city damascus was rather peaceful it was quiet although very tense still because everybody knows what was going on in the country. and what's interesting i think most before for us is that we saw the kind of. diverse opinions on what was going on there was no clear two sides even there were more than two sides it was not i want the regime or i don't want the regime. and there was one time you were interviewing a young man and he was rather critical of the government so he gave his point of view and what you didn't see on the cam
spent a lot of time reporting from syria these are some of her thoughts about the ongoing crisis. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here in the center of the assyrian capital you can see behind...
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of syria our people to avoid the external signs of the beauties but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly armed on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. government's. position the. government. taxing killings have been met repeatedly with claim counter-claim and accusation. have. two different views. don't tell me. more. from the truth the arab league team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much they'll be able to achieve but there's one thing that everyone here is shaping for and that's for the viol
of syria our people to avoid the external signs of the beauties but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly armed on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads...
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for more details on this developing situation in syria. thank i thank you for coming on the program today as we were just talking to our to you sara for thought for officially but from syria we're discussing the fact that official reports suggest al-qaeda could be connected to these latest pair of suicide bombings in the capital do you think it's proof the al qaeda terrorists are operating in the country as the assad government has said or could this just be a tactic that benefits one side either the side of assad's regime or the side of the opposition. well actually we are not sure yet who is responsible for the these attacks but whether that is proof or disproof al-qaeda is active in the country is another christian and is active already in sitting in for some time and may be and may be they are also responsible for d.c. attacks so when the us government is claiming that they are merely fighting an armed resistance from abroad. you have a point but that does not change the fact that there also is a popular uprising in the country now the
for more details on this developing situation in syria. thank i thank you for coming on the program today as we were just talking to our to you sara for thought for officially but from syria we're discussing the fact that official reports suggest al-qaeda could be connected to these latest pair of suicide bombings in the capital do you think it's proof the al qaeda terrorists are operating in the country as the assad government has said or could this just be a tactic that benefits one side...
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syria was able to stand fast and prevail over all the obstacle that has been brought by these country i think there is a map that has been drawn for the middle east and they wanted some somehow for the regime of assad to topple and i think the way things are going it didn't please. please what they call the opposition and that's why you see they don't want they want to still continue the process and causing instability inside syria. where. what you heard the line from moscow still have for you this hour immersed in debt. we'll look at how a seemingly prosperous economy is stony as in fact struggling on the poverty line demonstrating the discontent growing within the blog plus. ever of the business growth and stock markets open would slide losses on finance ministers were unable to reach agreement for the measures to overcome the new debt crisis join me for more on that if not the. north koreans are paying their last respects to their allayed longstanding leader kim jarrell who died of heart attack at the age of sixty nine and saturday his death was only announced on monday and has sen
syria was able to stand fast and prevail over all the obstacle that has been brought by these country i think there is a map that has been drawn for the middle east and they wanted some somehow for the regime of assad to topple and i think the way things are going it didn't please. please what they call the opposition and that's why you see they don't want they want to still continue the process and causing instability inside syria. where. what you heard the line from moscow still have for you...
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more heavy bloodshed in syria. dozens of people have been killed in clashes. >> joe biden urges iraq's prime minister to work to resolve a deepening crisis. as scientists discover some of the most significant planets outside our solar system. it is 10:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 10:00 a.m. in london. broadcasting to viewers in america and around the world. welcome to "newsday". in north korea the country's new leader met mourners. he died on saturday at the age of 69. concerns about the transition of power. >> kim jong il, a site familiar to others, now mourned. this is the new guardian, kim johnn un. with a few years at the top council, he is the man america and china will be negotiating with. many of them poorer and hngrier. more critical of those who lead them. their tears appeared just as real. ere they the last time. >> you could not not cry in public. you had to pinch yourself. others were laughing. it is even more fake. >> the great fear is not in sincerity on the streets of pyongyang. >> how well they wi
more heavy bloodshed in syria. dozens of people have been killed in clashes. >> joe biden urges iraq's prime minister to work to resolve a deepening crisis. as scientists discover some of the most significant planets outside our solar system. it is 10:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 10:00 a.m. in london. broadcasting to viewers in america and around the world. welcome to "newsday". in north korea the country's new leader met mourners. he died on saturday at the age of 69....
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iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade because it exhausts the people and the government. but we stood with the arab league. and we were very frank and we agreed on an initiative to perhaps -- it will be the last-minute initiative we'll see in the situation and will achieve the required change in syria without any violent operations that could affect the area in general. i believe that all the parties realize the dangers of a sectarian war in iraq and syria and in the region because it will be like a snowball that -- it will expand and be difficult to control it. we will try
iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade...
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commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and a political analyst. she believes the true situation in the country is not being told by mainstream media most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that. the charlotte government is fighting armed groups internally and its country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their country who are being massacred by the government this is an incredibly dangerous manipulation of fact that's occurring and and that we've seen in other countries like the case of libya that's been used to justify outside aggression military action and war and and political assassination of a head of state again this is an attempt to try to alter the perception of what's taking place in the country and also to get the support from other countries on board for those countries and their governments to be out to justify their actions to overthrow a government to implement another t
commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and a political analyst. she believes the true situation in the country is not being told by mainstream media most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that. the charlotte government is fighting armed groups internally and its country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their...
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in syria all people want for christmas in the new year is peace but there's no festive mood in the air as the latest round of violence leaves a dozen dead. and a new mission for a new year fueled by its successes in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia now describing the country as a threat to british security. hello live from moscow this is r.t. a warm welcome to you is just after midnight here now this early morning the twenty fifth of december there for our very best wishes to you at this time for me kevin zero in on the rest of the news team on duty now if you're celebrating christmas around the world to our top story thousands gathered in central moscow this saturday to protest against this month's parliamentary election results the mass rally was organized by opposition groups who claim the vote was rigged in this and now i was at the scene of the demonstration. it's certainly fair to say that the head count of this saturday's rally beats that we saw two weeks ago at below plan square official figures we're hearing from the interior ministry is th
in syria all people want for christmas in the new year is peace but there's no festive mood in the air as the latest round of violence leaves a dozen dead. and a new mission for a new year fueled by its successes in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia now describing the country as a threat to british security. hello live from moscow this is r.t. a warm welcome to you is just after midnight here now this early morning the twenty fifth of december there for our...
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the first day of the league's war it was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget. this kind of here the capsule is usually brightly lit as christians who can succumb to the population get ready to celebrate christmas but these scenes of devastation are a harsh contrast and a stark reminder of just how much the country has changed in the past nine months. last year to christmas we used to wish house and pray for people in other countries that were going through hard times with war we never thought that this year it would be. this year is totally different because of the situation in our country. the priests here at planning their own mark of respect for the. people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months q
the first day of the league's war it was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget. this kind of here the capsule is usually brightly lit as christians who can succumb to the population get ready to celebrate christmas but these scenes of devastation are a harsh contrast and a stark reminder of just how much the country has changed in the past nine months. last year to christmas we used to wish house and pray for people in other countries that were going through hard times with...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month. position they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meant to seeing it's imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus but russia is supporting the arab league's mission in syria but attempts to get official backing by the u.n. security council were blocked by some western members. of the u.n. says their objections could be a barrier to securing peace. it's a straightforward text isn't of a commendation and support and appreciation of the efforts of the arabic and a pretty straightforward. expression of attention that it will help to put an end to while it's unfortunately i can tell you that a number of members of the security council objected to old this is a little strange one of the difficulties we encounter in working on the security council bec
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month. position they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come and they meant to seeing it's imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus but russia is supporting the arab league's mission in syria but attempts to...
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these are tertse terrorists aftr syria. it gives a bad start to the monitoring group to ham o happey with a bombing in d dasmascus. >> images and stories haveoccurs in syria with a tremendous loss of life. >> we a massacre in a smallvill. >> between 60 and 0 100 peoplewy surrounded the town and shelled the town. and apparently this was a village that was harbor being army defectors. and that seems to be what sparked the most horrific incident in this ten month old uprising. we have reports of two mass cures. one of a group of men who were defecting from the army. they were on their way to the turkish border and they were surrounded and this vil villagep in the mountainous part of syria near the border. r > we are beginning to seevide. the electricity if i ther the hn off and the phone comowncation has been down. and we did see videos in the last 24 hours bodies laid out in mosques there. men with name tags it looked like notebook paper taped on to their bodies. and the cell phone camera pans across dozens of bodies from thi
these are tertse terrorists aftr syria. it gives a bad start to the monitoring group to ham o happey with a bombing in d dasmascus. >> images and stories haveoccurs in syria with a tremendous loss of life. >> we a massacre in a smallvill. >> between 60 and 0 100 peoplewy surrounded the town and shelled the town. and apparently this was a village that was harbor being army defectors. and that seems to be what sparked the most horrific incident in this ten month old uprising. we...
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syria mourns the victims of friday's twin terror attacks where forty four people were killed and more than one fifty wounded syria's muslim brotherhood has claimed responsibility while the arab league works to put a peace plan into action sara furth looks at how the tragedy has dampened the people's holiday spirit. chaos and confusion in damascus as the capital which until now has remained largely spared from the violence starts to feel the effects of an escalating conflict. the first day of the league's war it was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget these terrorists and this time of year the capsule is usually brightly lit as christiane's who account for ten percent of the population get ready to celebrate christmas but these scenes of devastation are a harsh contrast and a stark reminder of just how much the country has changed in the past nine months. last year at christmas we used to wish health and pray for people in other countries that were going through hard times with war we never thought that this year it would be. this year is totally different because
syria mourns the victims of friday's twin terror attacks where forty four people were killed and more than one fifty wounded syria's muslim brotherhood has claimed responsibility while the arab league works to put a peace plan into action sara furth looks at how the tragedy has dampened the people's holiday spirit. chaos and confusion in damascus as the capital which until now has remained largely spared from the violence starts to feel the effects of an escalating conflict. the first day of...
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a new mission this is how the arab league is being described by some particularly when it comes to syria others are not so appreciative. of the official t. application. called touch from the. video . calls an r.s.s. feeds with the palm of your. questions. sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know. welcome to the big picture. he. says. i asked. you you. if . hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle an old organization finding a new mission this is how the arab league is being described by some particularly when it comes to syria others are not so appreciative for them the arab league is very selective when it comes to sanctions and its own members and those hostile to the arab league call it a tool of western powers. to cross talk the arab league i'm joined by monzer slain in washington he is director of the center for american arab studies and a national security affairs analyst also in washington we have hussein ab
a new mission this is how the arab league is being described by some particularly when it comes to syria others are not so appreciative. of the official t. application. called touch from the. video . calls an r.s.s. feeds with the palm of your. questions. sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know. welcome to the big picture. he....
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talking about reforms in syria especially when this kind of talk is coming from arab gulf states. even a constitution of. freedom of the media or the or the right to organize and political parties or organizations so this is this is just nonsense i mean when when someone who lacks the very basic tenets of democracy is preaching to syria or other arab states that dependent or somewhat on time imperialist about democracy but that's what the syrian regime has said we are going along with our reforms on our agenda and our time and we we need to see what those states have in the way of reform before they start preaching to us about reform this is obviously. an sos and say that has been instigated by night so and that's cronies and the arab world. one country which felt the full force of western interference this it was libya. is not over yet russia wants an investigation into the civilian casualties caused by the eighty's mission. so well to the hands of rebels also takes a look back at the events that shaped the year. my western colleagues explaining that. breaks his hotel at that tim
talking about reforms in syria especially when this kind of talk is coming from arab gulf states. even a constitution of. freedom of the media or the or the right to organize and political parties or organizations so this is this is just nonsense i mean when when someone who lacks the very basic tenets of democracy is preaching to syria or other arab states that dependent or somewhat on time imperialist about democracy but that's what the syrian regime has said we are going along with our...
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have become part of the daily life that many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and a political analyst a. true situation of the country is not being told by mainstream media. most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that. the charlotte side government is fighting armed groups internally and its country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their country who are being massacred by the government this is an incredibly dangerous manipulation of fact that's occurring and and that we've seen in other count
have become part of the daily life that many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to the families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and a political...
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nowhere in this country whenever they beat news about syria would never be everything you suppose syria i would really pay attention and although everybody here say that they gots correct i don't think that's or got stopped as precise as i think it was so i'd like to think that because of my trip there and my experience there. that when i see something about syria i don't take it at face value i remembered everything that i had gathered and would look through it through that perspective rather than just what i see. test of syria every day right up to the new year we'll be bringing you more personal reflections from our correspondents who cover the biggest stories of the year you can also catch them as well on our website out com if you get a belated check out our website the stories to there right now know your rights the city of los angeles is pushing people detained in the occupy l.a. protest to take classes now about the first amendment and the proper way to exercise free speech somebody for interested also from us we've got live footage coming from straight from bethlehem there the.
nowhere in this country whenever they beat news about syria would never be everything you suppose syria i would really pay attention and although everybody here say that they gots correct i don't think that's or got stopped as precise as i think it was so i'd like to think that because of my trip there and my experience there. that when i see something about syria i don't take it at face value i remembered everything that i had gathered and would look through it through that perspective rather...